// Station · 23m ago

RCKH

Kaohsiung International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,200 ft

T/Td 28°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.47 inHg

ELEV 31 FT

22.5771°N / 120.3500°E

LOCATION · Kaohsiung (Xiaogang), TW

WIND

080°4 kt

RCKH · 31 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN032

LAYERS

FEW010 SCT012 SCT020 BKN032

T / Td

28 / 25

ALTIM

29.47"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,200 ft. Light winds at 080°/4 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,000 ft, scattered at 1,200 ft, scattered at 2,000 ft, and broken at 3,200 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR RCKH 111400Z 08004KT 040V140 9999 FEW010CB SCT012 SCT020 BKN032 28/25 Q0998 NOSIG RMK CB N-NE-E QFF 998.0HPA A2947

RCKH · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 080° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,000 ft · scattered layer at 1,200 ft · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 3,200 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.47" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

080°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

09 HDG 090° —CALM —— 10,335'

27 HDG 270° —CALM —— 10,335'

Pattern altitude: 1,031 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +14°C

2,200FT

+2,169 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV31 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT480 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,200 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,169 ft above RCKH's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN032

Broken · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT020

Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT012

Scattered · base 1,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW010

Few · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,172 ft VFR MARGIN+200 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+8)

21:22ZSUNRISE

04:05ZSOLAR NOON

10:48ZSUNSET

11:12ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:23Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:12Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 25m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:46Z MOONSET08:12Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

RCNN

MVFR → IFR 01Z

Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air Base · Tainan (Rende)

WIND: 120° / 5 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 24 NM N
AGE: 15m ago

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